Articles filed under Politics
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Rauner meets with bomb technicians, says no imminent threat hereSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said at a gathering of bomb technicians Monday that there are no imminent threats in Illinois following the recent bombings in New York City and New Je...
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How female White House staffers cracked the code of powerSep 18, 2016 7:12 am - When President Barack Obama took office, two-thirds of his top aides were men. Women complained of having to elbow their way into important meetings. And when they got i...
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District 214 hosting discussion of presidential raceSep 18, 2016 1:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Kerry Lester, Chicago Sun-Times investigative reporter Dan Mihalopoulos, former Illinois Republican Party chairman Pat Brady and Democratic consul...
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Editorial: What Mayor Rooney needs to remember in SpringfieldSep 17, 2016 2:00 pm - Tom Rooney's always been one of our favorite suburban mayors. Pleasant guy; wide-eyed; boyish enthusiasm; seems genuinely open to other opinions, not just his own; an en...
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Ted Cruz's internet crusade gains steam in U.S. funding debateSep 17, 2016 7:21 am - Another year, another standoff over a possible government shutdown, and Ted Cruz is back in the center of the action - this time over who controls internet domain names....
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Judge rejects ballot question on merging Round Lake-area townsSep 16, 2016 1:00 am - Voters won't decide in November if three Round Lake-area villages should be merged into one after a court ruling Friday. An attempt by a grass-roots organization to plac...
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Sandack paid extortion money after 'inappropriate online conversations'Sep 16, 2016 1:00 am - Former state Rep. Ron Sandack wired money to the Philippines to try to avoid disclosure of "inappropriate online conversations" he'd had with a woman who asked to be his...
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District 15 details how much new schools will cost taxpayersSep 15, 2016 5:30 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board members gave an unofficial nod Wednesday to a repayment plan for the $130 million proposal the district wants voters to ap...
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Barrington underpass opponents, village at oddsSep 15, 2016 1:00 am - The Barrington residents behind an advisory referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot asking voters whether taxpayers should fund construction of a proposed Route 14 underpass at ...
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Fallout continues from Elk Grove library referendum bidSep 15, 2016 1:00 am - It's been days since a campaign for an Elk Grove library district referendum ended, but those on either side of the issue are still arguing about it. Tim Burns, an Elk G...